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Series III JULY, 1947 No. 59

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CONVOCATION : January 2—Pastor Martin Nie- CONVOCATION : April 3—Rabbi Abraham Feinstein, inoeller of the Jesus Christ Church, Berlin, Ger¬ Mizpah Congregation, Chattanooga, Tennessee many RECITAL: April 3—Edwin Gerschefski, Pianist EO RUM: January 6-7—George L. P. Weaver, Execu¬ tive Secretary, National CIO Committee to Abol¬ RECI TAL: April 4—Robert ish Segregation Williams, Tenor

EXHIBI T: April 6—Sixth Annual Exhibition of Paint¬ FORUM : January 15—Paul Styles, Regional Director, ings, Sculpture and Prints Labor Relations Board by Negro Artists

LECTURE: April 14—Victor Bernstein, Author UNIVERSITY CENTER CONVOCATION: Janu¬ ary 26—President William Lloyd lines of Knox¬ ville College FORUM: April 16—Dr. Hilda Taba, Director, Inter¬ group Education in Cooperating Schools, American Council on Education CONVOCATION: January 30—Miss Ruth Seabury, Secretary of Missionary Education, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions RECITAL: April 18—Camilla Williams, Soprano

THE EDWIN STRAWBRIDGE BALLET: Febru¬ FORUM: April 30—Langston Hughes, Poet ary 1—“Pinocchio” THE UNIVERSITY PLAYERS: May 9-10—“Right FORUM: You Are” February 5—Dr. Kimball V oung, Chairman, Department of Sociology, Queens College EXHIBIT: May 11—Annual Student Exhibition RECITAL: Feb ruary 7—Carl Weinrich, Organist CONCERT: May 16—Twentieth Annual Concert by the LECTURE: February 10—Dr. Henry Noble Mc¬ Students of the Atlanta University System Cracken, Author MA5 DA5 PROGRAM: May 26—Laboratory School CONVOCATION: February 13—Maurice Hindus, Author JOINT BACCALAUREATE SERVICE: June 1 — Atlanta University System RECIIAL: February 14—Aubrey Pankey, Baritone COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES: June 2—Atlanta FORUM: February 20—Sherwood Eddy, Author University—Attorney Earl Dickerson, President, American Bar Association

FORUM: March 5—Dr. Ralph Bunche, Director, Divi¬ COMMENCE MEN I EXERCISES: sion of 'Trusteeship, United Nations June 3—More¬ house College—Rabbi Irving Frederick Reichert, 'Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, California FORUM: March 19—I. G. Jones, Acting Commis¬ sioner of Labor for West Africa COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES: June 4—Spel- man College—Louis Benson Seltzer, Editor-in- CONVOCATION: March 27—Charles P. Taft, Pres¬ Chief, Scripps-Howard Newspapers of Ohio and ident, Federal Council of Churches Editor of the Cleveland Press July, 1947 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Page 3

UNIVERSITY EVENTS

'File Public Librarians’ Conference From May 19 through the 24th, those attending the Public Librarians’ Conference at Atlanta University learned that public library service units in the South serving Negroes, though doubled in the last decade, are woefully lacking. They also learned that there has been no concerted effort on the part of library and educational agencies in the region to give guidance and direction to the development of this service.

That there is a pressing need for trained leadership in the field was evident in the fact that of the 97 Negro public librarians who were present from 14 southern states, only 20 per cent were professionally trained ; 40 per cent had spent 6 to 18 weeks formally preparing for their work, and the remaining 40 per cent had no training for library service at all.

Other problems in the field, em¬ phasized by Mrs. Alma Long Gray, branch librarian of the Enoch Pratt

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The Atlanta University Bulletin

contents

Spring Calendar 2

University Events 3

Bulletin Spotlight 19

Faculty Items 22

Alumni News 23

Requiescat in Pace 24 Top—School of Library Service Staff Bottom—Registering for Conference Page 4 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN July, 1947

The Public Librarians’ Specialists who attended discussed People,” “Administrative Methods such topics as “Public Library Service Which Tend Toward Better Service Conference to Negroes in the South,” “The in the Combination School and Public Southern (Continued from page 3) Public Library—A Forward Library,” “Library Service to Handi¬ Look,” “Adult Education Programs capped Groups,” “Library Service for Free in Library Baltimore, Maryland, Among Negroes in the South,” Hospital Patients,” “Library Service in a discussion of the status of public “Adult Education Programs in Negro for Blind Patrons,” “County and Re¬ librarianship in the South were: (1) Public Libraries,” “Initiation and Or¬ gional Library Service,” “Techniques lack of adult educational programs; ganization of Adult Education Pro¬ of Extending Library Service to Rural (2) scarcity of children’s librarians; grams in Public Libraries,” “Selection Areas,” “Extension Service Through (3) poor book collections; (4) un¬ of Printed Materials for Adult Edu¬ a Regional Library.” even inter-library loan service; and cation,” “Selection of Audio-Visual (5) low personnel morale. Materials for Adult Education,” In addition to staff members of the Constructive action taken by the “The Public Relations Program,” School of Library Service, leaders of “Practical the conference included Mrs. Alma conference included (1) a telegram to Publicity Methods,” Senator Walter F. George appealing “Characterization of the Negro in Long Gray of the Enoch Pratt Free for favorable consideration of the Literature for Children,” “Special Library, Baltimore, Maryland; Miss Public Librarv Service Demonstration Services for Children and Young Mary U. Rothrock, president of the American Library Associa¬ tion ; Miss Marie Loizeaux, editor of the Wilson Library Bulletin; Miss Charlemae Rollins of the Chicago Pub¬ lic Library; Mrs. Lillian Childress Hall of the In¬ dianapolis Public Library; M rs. Sadie P. Delaney, chief librarian, Veterans Administration Hospital, Tuskegee, Alabama; Mrs. Lucille Nix, director in charge of rural public

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Bill; and (2) a letter to Publisher’s If'eekly praising those who had con¬ tributed to the appearance of better interpretations of the Negro in books and protesting the continued existence of offensive material.

From 9:00 a. m., on Monday, May 19, when the staff of the University Library welcomed the visiting libra¬ rians in the Library Lounge with re¬ freshments prior to registration, until the conference closed on Saturday, the days and evenings were filled with in¬ teresting programs designed to ac¬ quaint librarians with the latest tech¬ niques and trends in the field of public library service. July, 1947 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Page 5

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Library Conference

libraries, State Department of Educa¬ Naomi A. Lattimore, librarian of the guished poet and novelist, was guest tion, Atlanta, Georgia; Clyde E. Pet- Western Branch Free Public Library, speaker. tus of the Emory University Library Louisville, Kentucky; Miss Evalene Serving on the committee on find¬ School; Mrs. Mollie Houston Lee, P. Jackson of the Emory University ings for the conference were Mrs. supervisor of Negro public libraries Library School; Mrs. Susan Dart Gaynelle W. Barksdale, reference of North Carolina; Miss Edith Fos¬ Butler, librarian of the Dart Hall librarian of Atlanta University; M rs. ter, librarian of the West Georgia Branch, Free Library, Charleston, Louise H. Elder, the reserve libra¬ Regional Library of Carrollton, South Carolina; Ray N. Moore, rian; Miss Lois G. Dozier, catalog Georgia; Dean Dorothy G. Williams librarian of the Stanford L. Warren librarian; and Miss Harper, a of the North Carolina Public Nancy College School Library of Durham, North student in the School of of Library Library Science; Walter R. Oliv¬ Carolina; and Miss Helen Millsaps, Service. ers, professor of sociology, More¬ extension librarian, Chattanooga Pub¬ house College; Hoyt R. Galvin, lic Library. The six-day meeting was sponsored director of the Charlotte, North Car¬ by the Atlanta University School of olina, public library; Mrs. Dorothy On Friday, May 23, at the dinner Library Service under a grant from Homer of the 135th Street Branch, meeting held at the University dor¬ the Carnegie Corporation. Dr. Vir¬ New York Public Library; Mrs. mitories, Langston Hughes, distin¬ ginia L. Jones was the director. July, 1947 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Page 7

N ew Professional at DegreecJ Awarded 78th Commencement

First Graduate — School of Business Administration

Expansion of Atlanta University's ed to graduates of the college, gradu¬ Reichert of Temple Emanu-El, San program for graduate and professional ate and professional divisions of the Francisco, California, and to receive study was indicated at the exercises of Atlanta l niversity System. bachelor’s degrees from President the 78th commencement when for the Benjamin E. Mays; and 70 young Atlanta University’s 110 gradu¬ tir>t time in the history of the institu¬ women, who completed their under¬ ates received their degrees on June 2 tion, the decree of master of business graduate work at Spelman College, from President Rufus E. Clement in administration was awarded. The re¬ received their bachelor’s degrees in Sisters Chapel, after threatening cipient, Rowell William Holly of Sisters Chapel on June 4 from Presi¬ weather made it necessary to transfer Portsmouth, V irginia, has the distinc¬ dent Florence M. Read. Their com¬ the exercises scheduled for the Library tion of being the first graduate of the mencement speaker was Louis Benson School of Business Administration, Quadrangle. Seltzer, editor-in-chief of the Scripps- which opened on the campus in Sep¬ Seventy-one Morehouse College Howard Newspapers of Ohio and tember, 1046. seniors marched to Sale Hall on June editor of the Cleveland Press. I bis year 260 degrees were award¬ 3 to hear Rabbi Irving Frederick (Continued on page 10) ■

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the United States Senate from imped¬ A cic Professional Degree yet in a position to assume the great task of world leadership. ing the tide of human progress. Awarded “I ask ton to consider this fact in President Rufus E. Clement pre¬ sided at the exercises. Others (Continued from page 7) determining your own responsibility, taking for it is your responsibility—and of part were Reverend Fred Hunter, 'The rector of St. Paul’s Joint Baccalaureate Service every citizen of the United States—to Episcopal Church, who offered the help place this country in a position prayer; and Rever¬ Sunday, June 1, at 3:00 p. m., at end Homer C. where she can honorably discharge her McEwen, pastor of the combined baccalaureate service for the First duty to the world,” he stated. Congregational Church, who the University System in Sisters pronounced the benediction. Music Describing America as a paradox Chapel, Dean Lynn Harold Hough was furnished before the world in that she preaches by the Atlanta-More- of Drew Theological Seminary, told house-Spelman Chorus and by the democracy yet practices something the large audience that “In this world M orehouse Glee Club. akin to the recently destroyed Nazi of negatives and denials which so eas¬ principles, Attorney Dickerson an¬ ily plague the university as well as the The University Graduates nounced that the prestige of Russia in common man, eyes of bewilderment, the United Nations is due in no small confusion and falsehood are confront¬ In the Graduate School of Arts and measure to her treatment of the di¬ ed with eyes of understanding. Sciences, 14 received the Master of verse races of people, which constitute “Eyes of Understanding,” he said, Arts degree: English, Natalie Al- the Soviet Union, on a basis of “must begin by seeing that the world freda Davis of Mobile, Ala.; Ethel equality. of facts is to be mastered by the world Jacobs Gordon of Savannah, (3a.; The graduates were told that there of moral values. Christianity does not Marcheita Vivian Jefferson of Seda- is much they can do to solve the riddle consist merely in the announcement of lia, Mo.; Dorothy Roberts Simpson of the 20th century, which the speaker of principles which are above history, but Normal, Ala.; and Helen Martha referred to as the reconciliation of in the announcement of principles Stephens of Okmulgee, Oklahoma; America’s democratic ideals of equal¬ which are to he regnant in history. French, Willie Burke Anderson of ity and freedom as preached on the The eyes of understanding behold liv¬ Dallas, Texas; and Nora Mae Pat¬ international front, with American rick ing men in their relations with a living of Atlanta; History, John democracy as lived on the home front. God, and in this perception of truth Quincy Davidson of Statesville, N. C. ; “Take a healthy outlook on this grave all impersonal facts and forces take and Arthur Clarence Williams of problem,” lie said, “and realize that their place as servants of the personal Birmingham, Alabama; Sociology, it is not a local problem for it exists God and of personal men. Things and Elise Oliver Hope of Nashville, in one form or another throughout appetites have their place under the Penn.; Kathryn L. Johnson of Meri¬ the nation and even extends beyond mastery of the personal life of moral dian, Miss.; and Moddie D. Roberts the boundaries of our nation.” love.” of Athens, Georgia; Mathematics, Advising the graduates that they Dean Hough expressed a convic¬ Percy Milligan, Memphis, Tenn.; are not alone in their tion that when universities become fight to perfect and Julia A. Madison, Atlanta. democracy, Attorney Dickerson point¬ possessed with a new sense of passion¬ Five received the degree of Master ed to the UAited Nations, numerous ate devotion to the moral and the of Science: Chemistry, Leonidas liberal organizations, and the numbers spiritual meanings inherent in person¬ Brown Barron of Dixie, (3a.; and of fair-minded citizens who might he ality that their great days come, for Dorothy Thompson Hood of San An¬ counted among their allies. then they become the very instruments tonio, Texas, Mathematics, Mary The fitted to eyes of understanding. speaker admonished his listen¬ Alice English of Waycross, (3a.; Mor¬ ers to commit themselves to the ris It is not enough to say, he conclud¬ sup¬ Edward Mosely of Decatur, Ala.; ed, that the Christian university be¬ port of Americans, white and colored, and Hubert Randolph Scott of Comer, who adhere to the fine tradition of longs to the world of values as well Ga. the American liberal. “And take this as to the world of facts. “We must Forty received the degree of Mas¬ stand even at the say that in its ultimate wisdom the expense of being ter of Social Work: Frances Marie called a two worlds become one and the values Communist, for, as you know, Anderson of Birmingham, Ala.; are on the throne. So it attains true many who seek complete freedom and Gloria Lee Belcher of Oklahoma City, a eyes of understanding.” practical democracy are called Com¬ Okla.; Charles Albert Berry, Jr., of munists.” Hawkins, Texas; Claude Ray Bew- Attorney Earl Dickerson Speaks Attorney Dickerson pleaded with ley of Morristown, Tenn.; Fanette to Atlanta University the graduates to give freely of their Susan Bradley of Knoxville, Penn.; Graduates time and abilities to support the fair Beulah Ruth Clarke of New York employment practices legislation, an City; Ruby Alma Clowers o f M aeon, Attorney Earl Dickerson, president adequate housing program for all Ga.; Francetta Andremae Cole of of the American Bar Association and Americans, an anti-poll tax bill, and Arkansas City, Ark.; Amanda Fuhr chief counsel for the Supreme Liberty an anti-lynch bill; and to endorse and Cooke of Muskogee, Okla.; Horton Life Insurance Company of Chicago, support the movement to destroy the Cooper of Durham, N. C.; Mary informed the graduating class of At¬ technique of the filibuster so as to pre¬ Rosamond Dunn of Louisville, Kv.: lanta Universitv that “America is not vent a wilful, malicious minority in {Continued on page 14) July, 1947 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Page 11

'Hie Art Workshop Mr. Payant has been author of making available a total of $275,000. Design since 1929. A graduate of Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, State Teachers College, Mankato, Spelman, Fort Valley, Talladega, U elix Payant, editor of Design mag¬ Minnesota; Pratt Institute; and Florida A. and M., Tuskegee and azine and a former member of the Teachers College, he also attended Dillard are working with Atlanta faculty of Ohio State University, was the l niversities of Minnesota and University in the five-year plan. at Atlanta University and Spelman Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Art Acad¬ Dr. O. C. Carmichael, president of College, March 6-8, to conduct a emy, and the Handicraft Guild of the Carnegie Foundation, in describ¬ workshop in art education. Minneapolis. He is the author of ing the program has pointed out that Our Changing Art Education, Design broadening the professor’s horizon is Although open to students and fac¬ t one of the best ways of improving the ulties of the University System, the echnics, Create Something, and A quality of teaching. The program is Hook of Euppetry. majority of the enrollees were public neither to help teachers obtain ad¬ elementary school teachers, who were vanced degrees nor to emphasize in¬ anxious to tackle their problems di¬ tensive investigation. Its purpose, rectly in terms of the situation and rather, is to strengthen instruction by materials on they knew, rather than providing greater opportunity for in¬ the verbal level. Prosrani to “Vitalize dividual study and research. The three-day art course was insti¬ Teaching” Initiated “Among the generally accepted bar¬ tuted because workshops in art have riers to creative activity in the average been found a most satisfactory way of As a result of the recently initiated college faculty are heavy teaching helping teachers, many of whom have program made possible by a grant loads which allow no time for inde¬ only a little art background, less time, from the Carnegie Foundation for the pendent study; low salaries which and much work to do. Many teachers Advancement of Teaching, fourteen must be supplemented by summer in the grades realize the need for art members of the faculties of the At¬ teaching or other work to increase in¬ as an integral factor in their daily lanta University Center are to engage come; and the limited opportunities programs yet they have met stumbling in research and study during the sum¬ for association with colleagues in the blocks in the way of fear and insuffi¬ mer. same field. By providing funds to pur¬ cient experience. The workshop way chase library books and other materials of teaching has been found satisfac¬ Atlanta University is the center of tory in overcoming fear and extreme the program which includes four col¬ necessary for the individual undertak¬ self consciousness in the face of art leges of Atlanta and five other colleges ing, and by giving instructors in and in states. materials. It takes the attitude that universities five southern smaller colleges more opportunity to each The person can develop sufficient project is specifically designed to have contacts with their counterparts technical control over various me¬ improve college teaching. It is being in other institutions, through coopera¬ diums so that he can produce results financed jointly by a Foundation grant tive research we hope to make a which give him satisfaction if not a of $215,000 and by contributions of downright thrill. $60,000 from the cooperating colleges, (Continued on page 16)

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President Rufus F.. Clement Honored July, 1941 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Page 13

Banquet Fetes Clement and Anniversary Classes

At a brilliant banquet held at the Mrs. Grace Towns Hamilton, rep¬ ning of the faculty housing program, l niversity dormitories, following the resenting the sponsors, presented the inauguration of the Charter Day commencement exercises, alumni, fac¬ President Clement with a Lord Elgin observance, the beginning of Phylon, ulty and friends honored Dr. Rufus wristwatch, and Dr. Juanita Pierce the Atlanta University review of race and E. Clement for his ten years of service presented Mrs. Clement with a cor¬ culture, and the development of as president of Atlanta University and sage of orchids. the program of the Atlanta Univer¬

as head the of Atlanta University In responding to the many tributes, sity Center. System. President Clement stated that much Class Reuniqxs that had been Paying tribute to their colleague, accomplished during President Florence M. Read of Spel- the ten-year period was the result of Classes celebrating their anniver¬ the man College, represented the Council cooperative efforts of the trustees, saries at the banquet were 1887, rep¬ of College Presidents; John P. Whit¬ the faculty, the students and the ad¬ resented by Mrs. Florence Martin taker, registrar of Atlanta University, ministrative and staff officers. Frazier of Atlanta; 1897, represented spoke for the alumni and faculty; and Since the beginning of the Clement by Mrs. George A. Towns of Atlanta Clayton R. 'i ates represented the administration in 1937 there have and M rs. Mable Keith Howard of board of trustees. Remarks were been professional schools added in Darlington, South Carolina; 1907, made by Attorney Earl Dickerson of social work, library service, education represented by Attorney Austin T. Walden of Chicago, who was the University’s and business administration. Other Atlanta; 1917, whose commencement speaker. Eugene M. contributions include the beginning of spokesman was B. F. Sherard of Martin, president of the Alumni As¬ rank, tenure, retirement and sabbati¬ Chicago, Illinois; 1927, represented sociation. presided. cals for faculty members, the begin¬ (Continued on page 14)

It .7 lumni-Faculty Htinr/uet E. M. Martin Krtirina .llumni President Page 14 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN July, 1947

Banquet Fetes Clement New Professional Degree lanta; Katie Elizabeth Moore of Quitman, Ga.; Rose Evelyn Phillips And Anniversary Classes Awarded at 78th of Cincinnati, Ohio; Edith R. Reid of Atlanta; Sandy Gregg Reid of Com men cement Cleveland, Ohio; Faye Henly San- (Continued from page 13) difer of New York; Eunice Cleavis Simpson of Montgomery, Ala.; John by A. B. Wright of Atlanta; and (Continued from page 10) Carleton Smith of Roanoke, Va.; 1947, with Miss Nancy Stevens of Nancy Merritt Stevens of Chicago, 111.; Lucille Beatrice Stiles of Savan¬ Chicago as the speaker. Toastmaster Faye Geneva Duvall of Kansas City, nah, Ga.; Elise Elizabeth Tidwell of for the classes was Dr. Forrester B. Kan.; Victoria E. Efferson of Talla¬ hassee, Fla.; Myrtle A. Farris of Los Cleveland, Ohio; Isabelle McIntyre Washington, director of the Atlanta Angeles, Cal.; Samuel Jay Ferguson Tobin of Atlanta; Hunter Brinkley University School of Social Work. of Wilmington, N. C.; Rosemary Watson of Windsor, N. C.; and Plummer Fitts of Wilson, N. C.; Frankie Pauline Wilkins of Winston- Eugene M. Martin, retiring as J. Frankye Fleming of Long View, Salem, N. C. president of the Alumni Association, Texas; Emma Doleskie Ford of St. Eighteen received the degree of was given a Parker pen and pencil set Louis, Mo.; Margaret Hermenia Bachelor of Science in Library Serv¬ by the Association, and a bouquet of Gordon of East Orange, N. J.; Ma¬ ice: Willie Blanche Baker of Vaughn, red carnations was presented to Mrs. bel Vivian Hargrave of Charlotte, N. C.; Julia Cleve Batey of Dothan, Martin. N. C.; Leon Delano Hicklin of Tal¬ Ala.; Doris Ready Brown of Wil¬ ladega, Ala.; Evelyn Ramsey John¬ mington, N. C.; Florine Edwina The new president of the Associa¬ stone of New \ ork City; Martha Brown of Tuskegee Institute, Ala.; tion, Miss Ruby B. Wise of Atlanta, Smith Lewis of Kensett, Ark.; Ver- Georgia Essie Lee Casley of Darling¬ netta A. Madison of ton, S. C.; Lillian Clarissa Davis of was introduced to the group. Norfolk, Va.; Myrtle Turner Mickens of Atlanta; Indianapolis, Ind.; Fannie Blanche M usic throughout the evening was Ruth Patsy Miller of Fort Valley, Foster of Cleveland, Ohio; Nancy led by Henry J. Furlowe. Ga.; Joseph Lewis Minnitield of At¬ Mildred Harper of Montgomery, July, 1947 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Page 15

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Ala.; Martha Louise Harry of In¬ Brooks of Jacksonville, Fla.; Robert Ruth Powell Sledge of Demopolis, dianapolis, Ind.; Marnesba Davis Anderson Bryant of Cedartown, Ga.; Ala.; Alveria Elizabeth Smith of Hill of Atlanta; Harriet Elizabeth Viola Corine Clay of Nowata, Okla.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Elvira Pierce Gladys Holsey Davis of Thomasville, Jenkins of Charleston, S. C.; Barbara Smith of Roberta, Ga.; Juliett Theo¬ Lee Lockett of Augusta, Ga.; Lillian Ga.; Mamie Sapp Dye of Elberton, dora Thomas of Statesboro, Elouise Martin of New Orleans, La.; Ga.; William Johnson Earl of Mo¬ Ga.; Geraldine Cecilia Morgan of High bile, Ala.; Homer "Theodore Edwards Mary Blount Trawick of Monticello, Point, N. C.; Julia Watson Mosley of Athens, Ga.; Mary Wimberly Ga.; Clara Louise West of Thomson, of Farmville, Va.; Edith Iola Prunty Gant of Roxboro, N. C.; Clara Ga.; and Nathan Franklyn W illiams of North Brownlee of Fork, W. Va.; Pauline Cyn¬ Gay Greensboro, Ga.; of Swainsboro, Ga. thia Styles of Miami, Fla.; and Pendleton Irving Green of Delray Mamie Altomette Walker of Dar¬ Beach, Fla.; John Edward Hall of lington, S. C. Winter Park, Fla.; Louise Orene Six in the School of Education re¬ Hall of Albany, Ga.; Mabel Wright ceived the degree of Master of Arts: Henry of Savannah, CLa.; Allie Bea¬ Thirty-one members of the class in Leroy Allen Banks of Pine Bluff, trice Horne of Albany, Ga.; Eula advertising (School of Business Ad¬ Ark.; Geraldine Hamilton Cook of Coney Jackson of Dublin, Ga.; Har¬ ministration) visited the offices and Birmingham, Ala.; Mozelle Eunice old James Jones of Gainesville, Ha.; plant of the Atlanta Daily World Dailey of Atlanta; Grover Cleveland Madie A. kincy of Soperton, Ga.; Helds of New Bern, N. C.; Orlando James Artemus Miller of Florence, during the second semester to learn at Frank Hudson of Whiteville, N. C.; S. C.; Carrie V. Moore of Madison, first hand the techniques used in pub¬ and John M. Shuler of Florence, S. C. Ga.; Edith Brown Murray of At¬ lishing a daily newspaper. The group lanta; Willa Geneva Owens of At¬ Thirty-five in the School of Educa¬ was studying printing and publishing tion received the lanta ; James Columbus Reese of W ay- degree of Master of methods. They followed the news Education: Howard W. Blake of cross, Ga.; Cassie Marion Robinson copy from the reporter’s desk through Tampa, Fla.; John Archie Blount of of Covington, Ga.: William Jern the actual printing of the national Ansonville, N. C.; Mary Helen Rowe of Atlanta; Caledonia Doro¬ Bridges of Atlanta; Charles Delano thea Simpson of Jacksonville, Ha.: edition. Page 16 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSEEV BULLETIN July. 1947

Program to “Vitalize Clark College, and to Dean E. C. faculty divisional conferences which Alitchell, Dr. Artis Graves, Airs. were concerned with special problems, Ardella Teaching* Initiated Thompson, and Airs. Anne procedures and goals of the fields in¬ Cochran of Alorris Brown College. volved in their bearing on the subject (Continued from page 11) of religion in higher education. needed contribution to higher educa¬ Dr. George D. Kelsey, director of tion." The Visit of the Alorehouse College School of Re¬ The Atlanta University Center ligion, was chairman of the faculty Dr. 'Theodore Greene will receive $15,000 annually for five committee on arrangements which in¬ tears for the program, and will con¬ cluded Dr. Charles H. Heimsath of tribute a Under the sponsorship of the Na¬ $5,000 year. The faculty Spelman College and Registrar John committee, of which I)r. Nathaniel P. tional Council on Religion in Higher P. Whittaker of Atlanta University. Tillman is chairman, assists in select¬ Education of the Hazen Foundation ing individual participants. Dr. Ira and the American Council on Educa¬ Dr. Greene has made a significant DeA. Reid, chairman of the depart¬ tion, Dr. Theodore M. ( jreene, pro¬ contribution in the field of literature. ment of sociology at Atlanta Univer¬ fessor of philosophy at Yale Univer¬ He is a former \ . M. C. A. war sec¬ sity, is the coordinator of the program sity, spent three days in faculty con¬ for the Negro colleges. retary to Mesopotamia and has taught sultations on the campuses of the At¬ at Forman Christian College and the Fellowships thus far have been lanta University System. University of Punjab. He was on the granted to Dr. Joseph A. Pierce, Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit, Dr. Rushton Coul- The initial meeting, attended by faculty of Princeton University for 23 born, and Dr. K. A. Huggins of At¬ faculties of Atlanta University, AI ore- years. Dr. (jreene is the author of lanta University; to Dr. Henry AIc- house College and Spelman College, The. Arts and the Art of Criticism Bav, Dr. Alary Reddick, and Air. and Liberal Education Re-Examined: was held on Sunday, February 2, in Walter R. Olivers of Alorehouse Col¬ Its Role in a the exhibition room of the University Democracy. He edited lege; to Dr. Barnett F. Smith and Air. Kemper Harreld of Spelman Col¬ library. On Alonday and Tuesday, the Kant Selections in 1929 and The lege; to Air. Wayman Carver of February 3 and 4, Dr. Greene held Meaning of the Humanities in 1938.

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E. Simms Campbell Guest Speaker and Prize Painting

'Flic Sixth Annual Art of $125 for water color to Calvin b\ the judges to Ellis Wilson of New Burnett of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5 ork, New 5 ork, for his oil painting Exhibit for “Horseplay”; and the second At¬ “Fish”; William E. Pajaud, Jr., for lanta University Purchase Award of his water color, ‘“Thirty-First and Federal Atlanta University gave away $75 to Julia Ann Fields of Lawrence, Streets, Chicago”; Charles W. $1,400 in cash purchase awards at its Kansas, for “Winter Feeling.” Stallings of Baltimore, Maryland, Sixth Annual Exhibition of Paintings, First award of $250 in the sculp¬ for his etching “G. I. Stove”; and H. E. Chandler of Iowa Sculpture and Prints by Negro Art¬ ture group went to William E. Artis, University for his stone ists, which was on view April 6-May a student at the State College of figure entitled “Bust.” 4 in the Exhibition Gallery. The Ceramics, Alfred, New 5: ork, for his Ninety-two works of art were in the highest cash award of $300, donated large and sensitive “Terra Cotta display representing 56 artists. by Edward B. Alford of New York, Head”; while the second award of The 1947 jury of selection included went to Frank Neal of the same city $100 was won by Samella Sanders, Lewis P. Skidmore, director of the for his figure painting in oil entitled Hampton Institute art instructor, for High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Ju¬ “Oppression.” a plaster figure she titled “The Fam¬ lian Harris, Atlanta sculptor; and

In the section on oils and water ily.” Aaron Douglas of the department of colors other purchase awards were Winners of the print awards were art, Fisk L niversity. distributed as follows: The John H. E. Chandler, student at Iowa Guest speaker at the opening on Hope Purchase Award of $250 to l niversity, whose etching “Boogie Easter Sunday was E. Simms Camp¬ Frank H. Alston, Jr., of Washington, Woogie" took the first prize of $25 ; bell, well known artist and illustrator 1). C., for his oil painting, “Morning Hayward L. Oubre, Jr., also a stu¬ and Pulitzer prize winner, who told on Cape Cod” : the first Atlanta L ni- dent at the Iowa institution, who won the large audience that there is no versity Purchase Award of $150 for the second purchase award of $15 for real difference between paintings that oil painting to John Wilson of Boston, his etching “Silent Sentinel”; and are modern and the works of old mas¬ Massachusetts, for “Church”; the Frank A. Wy ley of New Orleans, ters for “the best pictures of any time popular award of $100 for oil painting Louisiana, who won the third award are representative of the best in an art¬ to Joseph I). Atkinson, Jr., of Tem¬ of $10 for his drawing entitled “A ist and the result of sincere and hard ple, Texas, for “Solitude”; the first Summer Day." work.” In discussing the change Atlanta l niversity Purchase Award Honorable mention was accorded (Continued on next page) Page IS THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN July, 1947

Three New Trustees D.D. degree by Syracuse University. Library, the Department of Agricul¬ For 1 1 years he was pastor of the First ture Library, the Army Medical Added to Church in Columbia, Missouri; and Library, the Office of Education for four years he was pastor of the Library, the Library Service Division University Board h irst Church in Syracuse. of the United States Office of Educa¬ Dr. Smith has been the prime mover tion, the Library of Miner 'Teachers Three new trustees were elected at in the World Mission Crusade in the College, and the various libraries of Howard the annual meeting of the board of successful effort to raise fourteen mil¬ University. trustees of Atlanta University on lion dollars and in the establishment Other places observed were the April 18. They are I)r. Harry J. of a national scholarship and loan Marshal’s Office in the Supreme Carman, dean of Columbia College, fund open to both white and Negro Court Building, the National Ar¬ New York City; Dr. M. L. King, students. chives, the Federal Bureau of Inves¬ pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church He is a trustee of Spelman College, tigation, the National Art Gallery of Atlanta; and Dr. Luther Wesley Colgate-Rochester Divinity School and the Pan American Union. Smith, executive secretary of the and Keuka College. In 1936, his book Board of Education of the Northern And So I Preached 'This was pub¬ Baptist Convention and of the Amer¬ lished. 'The Sixth Annual Art ican Baptist Publication Society. Exhibit A native of Greenfield, New \ ork, Dr. Carman is a graduate of Syracuse (Continued from page 17) and Columbia Universities, and Library School Students holder of the honorary degree of Visit Washington which has taken place in the Ameri¬ doctor of laws from Wagner College. can pattern and the recognition that Experienced as a teacher and admin¬ Libraries has been late in coming to artists, Mr. istrator in the elementary and high Campbell lauded Atlanta University schools of for sponsoring the exhibit because Rhinebeck, New York, he From April 14-18, 22 students of joined the faculty of Syracuse Uni¬ such a project “gives artists a feeling the School of Library Service were in of confidence and helps them to get versity in 1941, serving as an instruc¬ the nation’s capital, visiting 12 libra¬ tor for a better and better.” period of three years. Since ries and other points of interest in the his appointment to the faculty of Co¬ District of Columbia. lumbia University in 1917, he has Their itinerary included the Libra¬ ( l niversity Events Continued on been successively assistant professor of page 21) political science, instructor in history, ry of Congress, Folger Shakespeare assistant professor, associate professor, professor, Moore professor of history, and assistant to the dean. He is the Stetson Kennedy, author of Southern Exposure; Marion I’alfi, photog¬ author of numerous books including The Street Surface Railway Fran¬ rapher for Ebony, Look and P.M.; and Langston Hughes. Aliss Palfi and chises of New York and American Mr. Kennedy visited Mr. Hughes' class in Creative Writing on February 17. Husbandry; and the editor of The Columbia University Studies on the History of American Agriculture and other publications. One of the distinguished graduates of Morehouse College, Dr. King earned the A.B. degree in 1930. Shortly after his graduation he estab¬ lished the Second Baptist Church of College Park, Georgia. He is active in civic and Baptist affairs of Georgia, and serves as moderator of the Atlanta Missionary Baptist Association, In¬ corporated; as chairman of the Com¬ mittee on Equalization of Salaries for Negro teachers; as a trustee of Union Baptist Institute; and as treasurer of the State Baptist Convention of Georgia. Dr. Smith, a graduate of Harvard College and Newton Theological Seminary, has been honored with the ./ it ly. 1947 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Page 19

BULLETIN SPOTLIGHT

Mrs. Burge Retires new capacity were varied. She visited Elected Dean of the homes of Negro boys and girls, talked with their parents, conferred Graduate School with teachers, arranged for mental and physical examinations, helped plan Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit, chairman supervised recreation and otherwise of the department of biology at At¬ aided them to a better social adjust¬ lanta University, was elected to the ment. It was not mem¬ long before new 1\-created post of dean of the bers of the community were consult¬ graduate school of arts and sciences at ing Mrs. Burge on marital difficulties, Atlanta University by the board of health needs and services, housing trustees at the annual meeting on problems and employment opportu¬ April 18. He will assume his new of¬ nities. fice at the opening of the fall session. When the Emergency Home Relief A native of Macon, Georgia, Dr. Bureau was established, Mrs. Burge Nabrit is a graduate of Morehouse was loaned to this group for the pur¬ College and Brown University. He pose of training and supervising in¬ has earned the degrees of bachelor of vestigators. In the four years that she science, master of science and doctor spent with the Bureau, Mrs. Burge of philosophy. From 1925-1932 he worked in four different welfare cen¬ was on the biology faculty of More¬ In January, 1947, after more th^n ters supervising clerical workers and house College, and since 1932 he has 27 years in service to the Brooklyn investigators without regard to their been at his post at Atlanta T niversity. Urban League, Mrs. Jerome B. race or religion. For eight years, Dr. Nabrit was an Burge (Temperance Constance John¬ In March, 1936, on returning to investigator at the Marine Biological son), who was graduated from the the Brooklyn Urban League, Mrs. Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mas¬ normal department of Atlanta Uni¬ Burge assumed the supervision of the sachusetts. versity in 1895, was retired. expanded Family Service Department. She The newly-appointed dean is a 1'he career of Mrs. Burge has been was, in addition, given responsi¬ contributor to leading scientific jour¬ colorful and serviceable. After grad¬ bility for the training of the 50 boys nals including the Biology Bulletin, uation from Atlanta University she and girls assigned to the Urban the Anatomical Record and the Jour¬ became a teacher and later assistant League under the National 5 outh Ad¬ nal of Experimental Zoology. He is principal of Myers Street Elementary ministration program. also on the editorial board of Phylon, School in Charlotte, North Carolina. From November, 1938, to Septem¬ Because she was planning to marry ber, 1941, Mrs. Burge was acting ex¬ (Continued on next page) and leave North Carolina, Mrs. ecutive secretary of the League. Since Burge refused the prineipalship when that time she has had responsibility for it was offered. After marriage, she the planning, supervision and execu¬ divided her time between Tampa, tion of the Personal Service program Florida, and Havana, Cuba, for in of the local Urban League branch. both of those cities her husband was Despite a very busy schedule as a Inspector of Customs. social worker, Mrs. Burge has con¬ Mrs. Burge moved to New 5 ork tinued her education at the New 5 ork in 1914. Her first contact with the School of Social Work and New 5 ork Urban League came in 1919 when l niversity. she was asked to make a survey of That she w ill be sorely missed is in¬ housing conditions as they affected the dicated in a statement made by an of¬ Negroes of Brooklyn. Three months ficial of the U rban League who said later she joined the staff of the League she “is better known to many in assistant to the executive secretary. Brooklyn than the name of the or¬ The duties of Mrs. Burge in this ganization she served." Page 20 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN July, 1041

Elected President of During the period that he was pres¬ Ejected Dean of Graduate ident of Bethune-Cookman College, School Georgia State the institution rose from a “B” junior college to an accredited senior college. (Continued from page 19) The enrollment was tripled and the the Atlanta University Review of at budget fully balanced the close of Race and Culture. He is a member of each year. His experience also in¬ Sigma Xi, the American Association cludes serving as principal of Bal¬ of University Professors, the Society lard High School in Macon, Georgia, for the Study of Growth and Devel¬ which he developed as an accredited opment, and the New York Academy public high school; as principal of of Science. Rigby Junior High School in Orlando, In 1943, Dr. Nabrit was granted a Florida; as a teacher at the E. P. leave of absence by Atlanta Univer¬ Johnson School in Atlanta, and the sity to participate in the Natural Atlanta University Summer School; Science After one year as director of public Project of the Bureau of Ed¬ and as director of the Hampton Insti¬ ucational Research in Science at relations at Hampton Institute, James tute Summer Graduate Study Center Teachers A. Colston, a graduate of Atlanta College, Columbia Univer¬ in University’s department of education Jacksonville, Florida. sity. For two summers, in 1944 and in 1933, was elected to the presidency President Colston is a native of 1945, he was a co-director of the Sci¬ of ence Workshop conducted by the co¬ Georgia State College. He as¬ Quincy, Florida, and a 1932 graduate sumed office July 1, 1947. operating colleges in Atlanta. of Morehouse College. He is mar¬ Although still a young man, Mr. Dr. Nabrit is married to the for¬ ried to the former M iss Wilhelmina Colston for the second time in his mer Constance Crocker of Boston, Thelma White, and has a five-vear-old career is undertaking the major task M assachusetts, who is administrative of guiding the destiny of an important daughter. assistant to the president of Atlanta college. (Continued on page 26) University.

Information Please Regulars and Guests on April 23, Broadcast July, 1947 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Page 21

Alumni Elect Miss 1446 Graduate Heads UNIVERSITY EVENTS

Ruby Wise Betkune Co oh man (Continued from page 18) Callege The Summer Theatre's Atlanta University graduates con¬ tinue to head important southern col¬ 14th Season leges and universities. The fourteenth season of the Atlan¬ The newest alumnus to receive such ta University Summer Theatre opened a high appointment is Richard Vernon June 26, in Howe Memorial Hall, Moore, a graduate of the School of Spelman College. It was under the Education in 104b and until recently direction of Dr. Anne M. Cooke, vis¬ state supervisor of Negro secondary iting professor of speech and dramatics from Howard University, who initi¬ schools of Florida. President Moore ated the program of the Summer assumed his new duties June 1, 1047. Theatre in 1934.

'Three productions were offered. At their annual meeting on May On June 26, 27 and 28, the players 31, the alumni of Atlanta University performed in the modern version of the Greek drama “Antigone.” “Blithe unanimously elected Miss Ruby Spirit” by Noel Coward, followed Beatrice Wise of Atlanta to serve as July 3, 4 and 5; and closing the sea¬ their new president, to succeed Eu¬ son July 17, 18 and 19 was “ The gene M. Martin, who declined to Barretts of Wimpole Street” by Ru¬ dolf Besier. accept candidacy for another election. Serving on the Summer Theatre In accepting the post, Miss Wise, staff was Miss Eloise Usher, director a member of the executive commit¬ of dramatics at Spelman College, and tee of the Alumni Association, pledged a former member of the l niversity that she will endeavor to carry on, Plavers and the Summer Theatre. with the cooperation of all alumni, to achieve even greater things than have On March 24, Dr. Mary Duncan yet been accomplished. A native of Quincy, Florida, and a Carter, an independent library con¬ A representative of both the old graduate of Knoxville College in sultant of Montreal, Canada, ad¬ and the new graduates, Miss Wise is 1032, President Moore began his wide dressed the faculty and students of a graduate of the normal department career in the field of education as a the Atlanta University School of of the University and of the graduate teacher of social studies and coach at Library Service. Dr. Carter is a for¬ division of education. She has en¬ Penellas Institute, Clearwater, Flor¬ mer director of the Graduate School gaged in further graduate study at ida. Since that time he has held the of Library Science of the University Columbia University. following positions: principal of of Southern California. Occupying the important position T nion Academy, Tarpon Springs, On March 27, Miss Mary U. of principal of Atlanta’s \ onge Street Florida; Rothrock, president Elementary School, which last year principal of Rosenwald High of the American had more than 1,200 pupils enrolled School, Panama City, Florida; and Library Association, visited the School and a staff of 22 teachers, Miss Wise principal of Booker T. Washington and addressed the faculty and stu¬ is affiliated with the Atlanta Tuber¬ High School, Pensacola, Florida. He dents. culosis Association as a member of the had held the position of state super¬ board of directors, as a member of the visor of board of the Atlanta Teachers Credit Negro secondary schools of In connection with the observance Florida for one year Union, as southeastern regional direc¬ when he received of the World Day of Prayer on Leh¬ tor of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, his newest appointment. man 21, the Atlanta-Morehouse- and as a member in good standing of President Moore is married to the Friendship Baptist Church. Spelman Chorus broadcast over the former Miss Beau ford J. Jones of nation-wide network of the Columbia The new president i> planning to Quincy, Broadcasting Company, 5:45-6:00 make 1047-1048 a banner year for the Florida. They have six chil¬ alumni of Atlanta l niversity. dren. p. m. Page 22 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN July, 1947

FACULTY ITEMS

Mrs. Gaynelle Barksdale, reference President Rufus E. Clement was action for promoting school improve¬ librarian at the University library, one of the guest experts on “Informa¬ ments. It is entitled Planning. On spoke on “Illustrators of Children’s tion Please” April 23, 1947, in New April 16, Dr. Elder was speaker Books” at the Conference of Libra¬ \ ork City. at the Faculty banquet at South Car¬ rians held in Orangeburg, South Car¬ In February, President Clement olina State College. He spoke in At¬ olina. addressed the students of Livingstone lanta on May 8 at the Conference on Human Rights. His subject was She served on the findings commit¬ College in Salisbury, North Carolina. His “Equal Rights Under the Law.” tee of the Conference of Public Libra¬ subject was “A Sound Philosophy of Life.” In the ★ rians, held at Atlanta University, May 17 issue of the A msterdam News, he was guest May 19-24. col¬ Dr. umnist for Earl Brown in “Once Henry C. Hamilton, a member of the faculty of the School of Educa¬ ★ Over Lightly.” tion, is a co-author with Dr. O. V. President Clement was commence¬ M rs. Hallie Beacham Brooks, a Eagleson of Spelman College of ment speaker in May at Gammon member of the faculty of the School Human Behavior and Its Measure¬ Theological Seminary. of Library Service, had published in ment. the spring, 1947, issue of Southwest¬ ★ On April 29, Dr. Hamilton ad¬ ern Journal, an article entitled “Non- dressed the Mu-So-Lit Club in At¬ In the // i/son achievement in Reading: A Persistent Library Bulletin for lanta. His subject was “Our Col¬ Problem.” May, 1947, is a photograph of the leges.” display exhibit on “'V our Job as a ★ M rs. Brooks addressed the faculty Librarian,” executed of the South Atlanta Public by Miss Lilly K. School, Mr. K emper Daly, a member of the faculty of the Harreld, director of March 31, 1947, on “Remedial Read¬ music for the Atlanta School of Library Service. The ex¬ University Sys¬ ing.” On May 3, she spoke at the tem, hibit was prepared to acquaint new attended the Symposium on Mu¬ Auburn Branch Library Spring Book students with their chosen profession. sic Criticism, held at Harvard Uni- Festival; and on May 22, she was on versitv in It included books on various phases of Cambridge, Massachusetts, the program of the Atlanta University M library service and popular leaflets on ay 1-3, 1947. 1 he purpose of the Public Librarians’ Conference to dis¬ was to a library service as a profession. The ex¬ Symposium initiate “funda¬ cuss “What Books for Children?” On mental re-examination of the hibit was one of four selected by the prin¬ M ay 28, she addressed the students of II i/son Library Bulletin for their fea¬ ciples of music criticism and a discus¬ Spelman College on “A Reading Plan sion of critical ture, problems which have for the Display for the Month. College Student.” been brought into prominence by con¬ ★ ditions in modern society. ★ h or six weeks during the summer, M iss Lois G. Dozier, catalog libra¬ Mr. Harreld was at the Berkshire Mr. Benjamin F. Bullock spoke at rian at the University library, is the M usic Center, Tanglewood, Massa¬ the County-wide Community Day in author of an article “Working Out chusetts, to take courses in conducting Glenwood, Georgia, on March 28. Personnel Problems in the Catalog and creative expression. April 11-12, he was guest speaker Department,” which appeared in the ★ at the Rural Institute in Florence, January, 1947, issue of the Wilson South Carolina; and on Library Bulletin. was one April 17, he She also of Fields of If onder, a book of poems was the reviewers of new books in a recent guest speaker at the County-wide by Langston Hughes, guest pro¬ issue of Community Day at Talbotton, Geor¬ Phyloti, the Atlanta Univer¬ fessor of creative writing at At¬ gia. Mr. Bullock delivered the com¬ sity Review of Race and Culture. lanta University for the second semes¬ mencement address to the graduates of ★ ter, came off the press March 20. It the County Training School at Man¬ was published by Alfred A. Knopf. chester, Georgia, on May 29. Dr. Alfonso Elder, director of the During the spring months, Mr. A revised and enlarged edition of School of Education, in cooperation Hughes filled out-of-town speaking his book Practical Farming for the with Dr. Henry C. Hamilton, has engagements at the Bethune Branch, Y South came off the press in January, published a manual for students on AV.C.A., High Point, North Caro- 1947. the process of developing a plan of (Con tinned on page 27) July, 1947 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Page 23

ALUMNI NEWS

1894 1924 sons, U. S. State Department. Dr. ^ ale University has announced that Mr. George G. Singleton, of the Diggs travelled extensively through¬ out a special fund has been established Virginia State College faculty, was Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, out of which money will be used to married on December 28, 1946, to Peru, Panama, Guatemala, and Mexico. augment the James Weldon Johnson Miss Irene Sugg of South Boston, Collection of Arts and Letters estab¬ Virginia. 1937 lished in 1941 by Carl Van Vechten. 1927 From July 1, 1946, through June 1906 M rs. Grace T. Hamilton, execu¬ 30, 1947, Dr. Warren E. Henry was tive research associate in the Physics Sec¬ M iss Bazoline Estelle Usher (Edu¬ secretary of the Atlanta Urban tion of the Institute for the Study of cation, 1938), supervisor of Negro League, will enter the New School for Social Research in the fall as a Metals, at the University of Chicago. Schools for the City of Atlanta, was Rosenwald fellow to study techniques named as Iota Phi Lambda Sorority’s M iss Mary Elizabeth Walton was used in successful social action pro¬ Bronze Woman of the \ ear in Edu¬ married on December 23, 1946, in grams to determine their applicability cation. Indianapolis, Indiana, to Mr. Hous¬ to Southern communities. 1910 ton Collier of Memphis, Tennessee. 1928 M a at M iss Nellie Watts, a graduate of iss Walton is teacher Crispus the college department, was selected Mr. Marcellus R. Austell (School Attucks High School in Indianapolis. of Education, 1942) has been appoint¬ by the Detroit Teacher as the “Uni¬ Dr. E. B. Williams of Morehouse versity Personality” of the February ed to the National Council of Boy College was a lecturer during the past 24, 1947, issue. Scouts of America. year at the Georgia Workers’ Educa¬ Miss Watts was the first colored Attorney Sidney A. Jones, Jr., of tion Service. He was also founders teacher to Chicago, has been admitted to prac¬ join the Detroit Federation day speaker at Schofield tice before the Supreme Court of the High School, of Teachers. She has been a member Aiken, South Carolina. for ten United States. years and is building represen¬ For the second semester of 1946- tative at the Duffield School. 1931 1947, Dr. Williams was acting dean The Detroit Teacher Miss Eva gives credit to Baker, a teacher at Cal¬ of men at Morehouse College. ]VI iss Watts for vin Donaldson Junior High School, introducing to the 1938 city distinguished Negro artists. Chattanooga, Tennessee, was married Mrs. Sara H. Cureton, acting 1913 during the winter to Sgt. Wayne Mabrey of Philadelphia, Pennsyl¬ chairman of the modern language de¬ After a quarter of a century on the vania. partment at Clark College, has en¬ staff of the Harlem Y.W.C.A., New rolled at the summer session of West¬ M iss Sadye Marie Watson of At¬ York City, Mrs. Mabclle Williams ern Reserve to new lanta was married in March at the University study was appointed executive secretary, suc¬ laboratory trends and techniques in home of her parents to Mr. William ceeding Mrs. Cecilia C. Saunders, the A. Potter of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. teaching of modern languages. who was retired. Mr. Butler A. Jones, professor of 1932 Mrs. Williams is a former school social science at Talladega College, teacher. During the period she has President Aaron W. Brown of Al¬ will study American civilization and been with the ^ .W.C.A., she has bany State College has been chosen to culture at New ^ ork University at served as activities secretary, contact represent the State of Georgia on a the beginning of the fall session on a and camp director, and as director of commission of twenty-five outstanding Rosenwald award. the Emma Ransom House, a ^ AV. educators from all over the country A daughter, Mae Neal, was born C.A. residence, housing nearly 250 who will study the problems of the to Mr. and Mrs. J. Neal Montgom¬ girls and women. teaching profession for the American ery on June 17 in Atlanta, Georgia. Teachers Association. Mrs. 1922 Montgomery is a graduate of the department of sociology, and a Dean H. 1933 Manning Efferson of member of the faculty of the Atlanta Dr. Irene Florida A. & M. College observed his Diggs, research assistant l niversity Laboratory School. 25th anniversary as a graduate of At¬ for the National Association for the 1941 lanta University by attending the Advancement of Colored People, re¬ graduation of his daughter, Victoria turned to the United States in March A daughter, Maribeth Rosa, was Elizabeth, who received her master’s after a period devoted to special study born on March 30, 1947, to Mrs. degree in social work, June 2. for the Division of Exchange of Per¬ (Continued on page 27) Page 24 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN July, 1941

REQUIESCAT IN PACE

Dr. Otis William ginia; and as superintendent of Richard R. JFright schools in Henrico County, Virginia. Caldwell As a superintendent of schools, he em¬ Richard R. Wright, Atlanta Uni¬ ployed the first Jeanes teacher to versity ’76, died in Philadelphia, work in Dr. Otis William Caldwell, pro¬ Negro rural schools, and he Pennsylvania, July 2, 1947, at the age was of 93. He was a fessor emeritus of education of "1 each- the first state agent to be appoint¬ graduate of Atlanta ed for University’s first college class. ers College, Columbia University, and Negro rural schools. The fabulous career of Philadel¬ visiting professor of education at At¬ In 1926, Dr. Davis was a member lanta phia’s “First Citizen” has been told University during the academic of the Le Zoute Conference on the and retold. As one writer puts it “His year, 1937-1938, died in New Mil¬ Christian Mission in Africa; and in story is one of those amazing success ford, Connecticut, on Saturday, July was 1935, he appointed Carnegie Vis¬ stories which take an almost fantastic 5, 1947. itor to Africa, to participate in the coloring when measured against their Inter-Territorial Dr. Caldwell was one of the most Jeanes Conference background.” at Salisbury, Rhodesia. In 1944, Dr. distinguished of American teachers, His life began as a slave somewhere writers and scholars in the field of Davis was given a leave of absence for near Dalton, Georgia, in 1855. When teacher six months to participate in a study of training and school adminis¬ just a lad his desire for an education tration. He was a fellow and the resources of African churches and general was so great that he walked 231 miles missions. In this connection he visited secretary of the American Association from Cuthbert to Atlanta to attend for the Advancement of Science. West Africa and the Belgian Congo. the Storrs School, out of which At¬ The study was published in 1945 un¬ lanta University grew. der the title Africa Advancing and What has now become a legend at was collaborated in by Dr. Davis, the University grew out of a visit to Miss Margaret Wrong and Thomas Storrs School by General Oliver O. Dr. Jackson Davis M. Campbell. Howard. After his address, the dis¬

Dr. Davis was tinguished soldier asked if any one had The death of Dr. president of the New a York State Colonization Society, one message for the other children he Jackson Davis on of the historic would visit. One little boy of about April 15, 1947, in agencies which a cen¬ twelve years, wearing a clean white his sixty-fourth tury ago aided in the founding of the Republic of Liberia. He was also jacket, arose and said, “Just tell them year, was a severe we are rising.” This incident Amer¬ loss to the cause of president of the board of trustees of ica’s famous poet, John Greenleaf Negro education. the Booker T. Washington Institute Whittier, put into his poem entitled Dr. Davis was of Liberia, and president of the “Howard at Atlanta.” The boy was widely known in Phelps-Stokes Fund. Richard R. Wright. Negro educational Since his graduation from Atlanta circles for the important part he had University, Dr. Wright had engaged taken in movements for the improve¬ in further study at Harvard Univer¬ ment of both public schools and col¬ Miss Louise Davis sity, the University of Chicago, and leges. At the funeral services in Car- at Oxford. For his many achieve¬ tersville, Virginia, the University Sys¬ ments, Atlanta University conferred tem was represented by John P. Whit¬ M iss Louise Davis, a graduate of upon him the honorary degree of taker. the normal department of Atlanta M.A., in 1899 and the degree of Born in Cumberland County, Vir¬ University in 1924, died in Atlanta LL.D., in 1943. Wilberforce, too, ginia, September 25, 1882, Dr. Davis on June 20 after an extended illness. honored him with the degree of LL.D. was educated at the For eleven years Dr. Wright was College of Wil¬ M iss Davis joined the staff of the liam and principal of the Ware High School in Mary and Columbia Uni¬ Bursar’s Office, Morehouse College, versity. He had been honored with Atlanta, the first Negro high school in 1943. She was a graduate of Wil¬ in Georgia to be supported by public degrees of LL.D., by the University liams Business College and at one of Richmond and also funds. In 1891, he became the first by the Col¬ time was on the staff of the National president of lege of William and Mary. His Youth Administration. Georgia State Industrial wide experience was obtained while College, serving there for thirty years. Since serving as principal of public schools Funeral services were held on June 1921, he had been president of in Williamsburg and Roanoke, \ ir- 23 at Friendship Baptist Church. (Continued on page 26) July, 1947 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Page 25

Notable Occasions at Atlanta University with Dr. Richard R. Wright

(1) Dr. Richard R. IVright

pWHIRSKi 1

(3) At Commencement Exercises May 31, 194.3

(4) Receiving Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laves from President Clement, May 31, 1943 m XJ ' j 1. 1 A 1 Fa A SI 1 ft II

(5) Dr. IVright is seen leaving Sisters Chapel, Spelman College, after Delivering the Commencement Address, June 1, 1942 Page 26 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN July, 1947

Dr. Richard R. Wright Nahrit had been at the Memphis The deceased was a 33rd degree church. Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a mem¬ ber of the Methodist church. (Continued from page 24) Following funeral services in Mem¬ phis, the body was shipped to Atlanta Included among the survivors are a ing. He served in the Spanish-Ameri- for a second service at Mount Olive son, Dr. V. B. Spratlin, head of the can War as an additional paymaster Baptist Church. department of romance languages at with the rank of major. He was or¬ Howard University; and a daughter, ganizer and president of the Georgia Among the survivors were his M rs. E. S. Burrell, a teacher at Arm¬ State Agriculture and Industrial As¬ widow and eight children, including strong High School, sociation. Dr. Washington, He has been president of J. M. Nabrit, Jr., secretary of D. C. the National Association of Teachers Howard University; Dr. Samuel M. Dr. Spratlin was buried in in Colored Schools, president of the Nabrit, dean of the graduate school, Denver, Colorado. National Negro Bankers Association, Atlanta University; Mrs. Margaret N. Cu a trustee of Atlanta University and a rry, dean of women, Spelman delegate to four national Republican College; Reverend Henry Nabrit, su¬ conventions. During World War I, pervisor of religious education, West Mrs. Kate Ware Smith he was historian for enlisted colored Virginia State College; Mrs. Ann troops in Europe. Young, Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. Ce¬ Graduates of Atlanta University cilia Adkins of Nashville, In later years, Dr. Wright was re¬ Tennessee; will be saddened to learn of the death and Mrs. Gertrude Thomas of New sponsible for the observance on Feb¬ of Mrs. Kate Ware Smith, oldest York, New York. ruary 1 in Philadelphia of National daughter of Edmund Asa Ware, first Freedom Day, and it was due to his president of Atlanta University. efforts that U. S. postage stamps have Death occurred in Cambridge, carried the heads of Booker T. Wash¬ Massachusetts, on April 6, 1947. ington and George Washington Car¬ Dr. Paul E. ver. Spratlin In 1942, Atlanta University’s 75th Mrs. anniversary year, Dr. Wright was Hadley S. Williams selected in an Alumni Poll as one of Mrs. Hadley S. Williams, the former the ten outstanding graduates of the Mary Emma Burney, who was grad¬ institution. He was also chosen by uated from the normal department of the University to deliver the com¬ retired Denver Atlanta mencement address of the 75th anni¬ University in 1915, died in physician, died in January, 1947. Funeral services were versary year. held on Tuesday, January 21, at her on February 2, residence, 362 Irwin Street, North¬ 1947. He was in east, Atlanta. Burial was at Oakland hisH88th years year. Sixty-six Cemetery. Dr. James M. Nahrit For a number of Dr. Spratlin was the last survivor years, Mrs. Bur¬ of his class which had included the ney was chairman of the English de¬ Dr. James M. late Charles Rice of Dallas, Texas; partment at David T. Howard Ju¬ Nahrit, a trustee of the late Butler R. Wilson, distin¬ nior High School. Atlanta University guished attorney of Boston, Massa¬ Among the survivors are her hus¬ and for many years chusetts; the late Benjamin Franklin band, Hadley S. Williams; two a leader in Baptist Hartwell of Green Cove brothers, Dr. John W. affairs, died sud¬ Springs, Burney and Florida; and the late Preston Brooks Dr. William B urney; and a host of denly in Memphis, Peters of Atlanta. other relatives and friends. Tennessee, on April 17, at the age Dr. Spratlin was a native of We- of 70. He was pas- tumpka, Alabama. For eight years Baptist Church of after leaving Atlanta University, he Elected President Memphis, and secretary of the Na¬ taught school in Georgia, Tennessee, of tional Baptist Convention, Incorpo¬ and Texas. Giving up teaching for Georgia State rated. the study of medicine, he entered the School of Medicine at Denver Uni¬ (Continued from page 20) Dr. Nahrit was a member of the World versity, graduating in 1892. For 41 Baptist Alliance Board. In President Colston holds life mem¬ that years he practiced in Denver. capacity he visited Germany in bership with the American Teachers 1932. After For serving for 17 years as 20 years Dr. Spratlin was med¬ Association. He is a member of the pastor of Mount Olive ical officer in the Baptist Church Denver Bureau of Commission on Secondary Education in Atlanta, he resigned to accept the Health, during which time he served of the Association of Colleges and presidency of the American Baptist as chief quarantine officer of conta¬ Secondary Schools, and of the Vir¬ Seminary in Nashville. Since 1943, gious diseases. ginia Association for Education. July, 1947 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Page 21

Faculty Items Dr. Juanita G. Pierce, a member on the staff of the University of Chi¬ of the faculty of the School of Edu¬ cago Reading Clinic. She is also a teacher in the (Continued from page 22) cation, was honors day speaker dur¬ Laboratory High School ing the spring at Morris Brown Col¬ at the L niversity of Chicago. lina; at Palmer Memorial Institute; lege and at Morehouse College. She A daughter, Mary Emily, was born at North Carolina College; A.

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The Graduate School of Arts and Science offers courses leading to the Master’s degree in the fields of biology, chemistry, economics, English, French, history, Latin, mathematics and sociology.

The School of Social Work

a graduate school offering a two-year curriculum for prospective social workers, leading to the degree of Master of Social Work or to the professional certificate.

The School of Library Service requiring college graduation for admission and offering a one-year curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Library Service.

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a graduate school offering curricula leading to the M.A. and M.Ed. degrees, designed to meet the needs of men and women who have chosen education as a professional career.

The School of Business Administration

a graduate school offering thorough theoretical and practical train¬ ing in the fields of business affairs, leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration.

Spelman College a strong, fully-accredited undergraduate college for women.

Morehouse College a strong, fully-accredited undergraduate college for men.

The Summer School in which the Atlanta institutions for higher education of Negroes combine under the direction of Atlanta University to offer courses on both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

The Laboratory Elementary School and the Nursery School offering an opportunity for experimentation, observation and prac¬ tice teaching.

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